The myth surrounding the birth of this figure holds that he was conceived when a white elephant touched his mother's side in a dream. After this figur
The myth surrounding the birth of this figure holds that he was conceived when a white elephant touched his mother's side in a dream. After this figure's birth, the seer Asita predicted that he could become great in one of two ways. A sick man and a corpse were among the four sights that inspired this man, also known as (*) Shakyamuni, to become an ascetic. This man taught for the first time at the Deer Park in Benares, where he put forth the Four Noble Truths after meditating under a Bodhi tree and becoming enlightened. For 10 points, identify this Indian founder of an Asian religion whose sects include Theravada.
The myth surrounding the birth of this figure holds that he was conceived when a white elephant touched his mother's side in a dream.
{Siddhartha} Gautama [or the {Buddha}]